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transcontinental
[ trans-kon-tn-en-tl ]
adjective
- passing or extending across a continent:
a transcontinental railroad.
- on the other, or far, side of a continent.
transcontinental
/ ˌtrænzkɒntɪˈnɛntəl /
adjective
- crossing a continent
- on or from the far side of a continent
Derived Forms
- ˌtranscontiˈnentally, adverb
Other Words From
- transcon·ti·nental·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of transcontinental1
Example Sentences
Ultimately, while staying at a carbon-neutral eco-resort may provide lower emissions than a traditional hotel or B&B, the emissions from a transcontinental flight won’t be fully cancelled out.
There was one plane of terror still in the sky then, one more commercial jetliner turned into a giant missile loaded with transcontinental fuel and only 45 passengers and another band of methodical and suicidal hijackers, four of them.
You could pull up stakes and go to the movies, as you might take a transcontinental train ride or climb a mountain.
It can carry 120 to 200 passengers and has a range of more than 2,000 nautical miles, making it viable for transcontinental flights.
Hannah Hart recently finished a transcontinental tour that linked with other emerging web video artists.
A solar-powered plane that can fly through the night has started its slow transcontinental journey.
Transcontinental rail was a great idea in the 19th century, when it was actually the fastest way to get from point A to Point B.
Then there was that amazing by-product of the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad.
The most remarkable fact about the Transcontinental Railroad was how well Americans understood its purpose, and its benefits.
He was dressed in khaki—a garb much affected by transcontinental automobile tourists.
They were seated now in the conference room of Transcontinental Airways.
As the train began its long transcontinental journey, Jim would not have exchanged places with any man on earth.
Bucks is second vice-president—which means the boss—of a transcontinental line now, and a very great swell.
The fashion had been set by James J. Hill, the master mind in the transcontinental field.
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